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§:^.......              ~~$  LIFE  $~~              .......^:§
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#@§$§:^... ~ ~  $ A MULTITUDE OF  DEFINITIONS $ ~ ~ ...^:§$§@#
##@§$§:^.. ~   $    DOES   NOT   HELP.   WE   $   ~ ..^:§$§@##
###@§$§:^. $     CAN     SAY     "LIFE     IS     $ .^:§$§@###
##@§$§:^.. ~   $    WHAT    WE   ARE,   AND   $   ~ ..^:§$§@##
#@§$§:^... ~  ~  $  WHAT  THINGS  LIKE  US  $  ~  ~ ...^:§$§@#
@§$§:^.... ~   $   ARE",    BUT   THEN   WE   $   ~ ....^:§$§@
§$§:^..... $    MUST    ALSO    DEFINE    WHAT    $ .....^:§$§
$§:^...... ~  $  "THINGS  LIKE  US"  ACTUALLY  $  ~ ......^:§$
§:^....... ~  ~  $  ENTAILS, HOW  IT SHOULD  $ ~  ~ .......^:§
:^........ ~   $   BE   MEASURED,   WHO  OR   $   ~ ........^:
^......... $     WHAT    IS    THE    ARBITER,    $ .........^
.......... ~   $  AND  SO   INSTEAD   THERE   $   ~ ..........
.......... ~    ~   $   IS   THIS   INTERNATIONALLY ..........
.......... SANCTIONED      LIST      $      ~     ~ ..........
.......... ~  ~ ~  ~  $  OF  CRITERIA  $  ~ ~  ~  ~ ..........
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^......... - LIFE MUST PRODUCE OR CONSUME MILK      .........^
:^........ - LIFE MUST HAVE A BEGINNING AND AN END  ........^:
§:^....... - LIFE CAN HAVE DREAMS AND CAN INTERACT  .......^:§
$§:^...... - LIFE CAN STEAL                         ......^:§$
§$§:^..... - LIFE CAN BE CURSED                     .....^:§$§
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